{"id":10908,"date":"2025-11-28T16:27:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T19:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grupoep.com.br\/products\/treatment-plants\/wastewater-treatment-plant-wwtp\/nutrient-removal-in-wastewater-treatment-plants\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T15:15:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T18:15:58","slug":"nutrient-removal-in-wastewater-treatment-plants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/grupoep.com.br\/en\/products\/treatment-plants\/estacao-de-tratamento-de-efluentes-ete\/nutrient-removal-in-wastewater-treatment-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"Nutrient Removal in Wastewater Treatment Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10908\" class=\"elementor elementor-10908 elementor-10841\" wpc-filter-elementor-widget=\"1\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-997f62a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"997f62a\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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Removal<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3426660c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3426660c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51da22d pp-buttons-halign-stretch elementor-widget__width-inherit pp-buttons-valign-middle pp-buttons-stack-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-buttons\" data-id=\"51da22d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pp-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-buttons-group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/grupoep.com.br\/products\/treatment-plants\/wastewater-treatment-plant-wwtp\/?lang=en\" class=\"pp-button elementor-button elementor-size-sm elementor-repeater-item-358fc2d \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-button-content-inner pp-icon-before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-button-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt; Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76adfa3c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76adfa3c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d279032 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d279032\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>removal of nutrients in Wastewater Treatment Plants<\/strong><br>(WWTPs) is an essential step in mitigating the environmental impacts<br>resulting from the discharge of sewage into water bodies.<br>Excess nitrogen and phosphorus can cause eutrophication, promoting the<br>proliferation of algae, reducing biodiversity and compromising water<br>quality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7257b205 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-inherit animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7257b205\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:5}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/grupoep.com.br\/budget\/?lang=en\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get a quote from 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Problems caused by excess nutrients<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2b4c09 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e2b4c09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f76df35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f76df35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/grupoep.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/eutrofizacao-rfbyoj02l2m2j0n2xvx2keqfobrintmcl9m0avwgga.png\" title=\"eutrophication\" alt=\"eutrophication\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a8d63f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a8d63f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excess nutrients, especially nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P), can cause <strong>eutrophication<\/strong>, a process that promotes excessive growth of algae and aquatic macrophytes, resulting in oxygen depletion and degradation of water quality.  <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Nutrient removal<\/strong> is therefore an essential step in protecting the environment and public health. This article aims to discuss the main technical approaches to nutrient removal in WWTPs, highlighting the processes, technologies and challenges associated with their application. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2ea1e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a2ea1e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a37d879 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a37d879\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nutrients in Effluents<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abc4949 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"abc4949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c3b43b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c3b43b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73afd13 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73afd13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The nutrients present in domestic and industrial effluents come mainly from <strong>nitrogen<\/strong> compounds (ammonia, nitrate, nitrite) and <strong>phosphates<\/strong> (orthophosphates and polyphosphates). Their main sources include sanitary sewage, detergents, agricultural fertilizers and industrial discharges. <\/p><p><strong>Controlling the release of<\/strong> these compounds is essential to avoid contamination of receiving bodies and ensure compliance with the environmental standards established by legislation, such as CONAMA Resolution No. 430\/2011.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e02b78e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e02b78e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0faff55 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0faff55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nutrient Removal Processes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1124edf elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1124edf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8288d4d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8288d4d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02679e9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02679e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>3.1 Biological processes  <\/strong><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biological processes exploit the metabolic activity of microorganisms to convert nitrogen and phosphate compounds into stable forms or remove them from the system.  <\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Nitrification-Denitrification:<\/strong> involves two main stages &#8211; the oxidation of ammonia (NH\u2083) to nitrate (NO\u2083-) by nitrifying bacteria, followed by the reduction of nitrate to gaseous nitrogen (N\u2082) by denitrifying bacteria.  <\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Biological Phosphorus Removal (EBPR):<\/strong> uses phosphorus-accumulating microorganisms (PAOs), which absorb and store phosphorus under alternating conditions of anaerobiosis and aerobiosis.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><h4><strong>3.2 Chemical processes  <\/strong><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chemical processes are based on precipitation or adsorption reactions that convert nutrients into insoluble compounds.  <\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Chemical precipitation:<\/strong> carried out with iron, aluminum or calcium salts, forming metallic phosphate precipitates.  <\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Coagulation-Flocculation:<\/strong> promotes the agglomeration of particles and helps to remove suspended solids and phosphorus.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><h4><strong>3.3 Physical processes  <\/strong><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Physical processes, generally used as polishing steps, complement the removal of residual nutrients.  <\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Ultrafiltration:<\/strong> applies membranes with microscopic pores to retain colloidal and dissolved compounds, increasing the quality of the final effluent.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66488aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66488aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/grupoep.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ultrafiltracao-225x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10910\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grupoep.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ultrafiltracao-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/grupoep.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ultrafiltracao-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/grupoep.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ultrafiltracao-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/grupoep.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ultrafiltracao-600x800.webp 600w, https:\/\/grupoep.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ultrafiltracao.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43a6822 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43a6822\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Learn more about these processes here:<\/strong> &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/grupoep.com.br\/products\/treatment-plants\/wastewater-treatment-plant-wwtp\/biological-processes\/?lang=en\"><strong>Physical-Chemical Processes <\/strong><\/a><strong>\/<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/grupoep.com.br\/products\/treatment-plants\/wastewater-treatment-plant-wwtp\/biological-processes\/?lang=en\"><strong> Biological Processes<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27e556b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"27e556b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0caf455 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0caf455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TECHNOLOGIES APPLIED TO NUTRIENT REMOVAL<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b34a933 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b34a933\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41e652d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"41e652d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c1edc0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c1edc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Various technological configurations are used in WWTPs to optimize nutrient removal:  <\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Activated Sludge Process:<\/strong> widely used, it can be modified to include anoxic and anaerobic zones, favoring nitrification, denitrification and biological phosphorus removal.  <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><br><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Sequencing Biological Reactors (SBRs):<\/strong> integrate the aeration and settling stages in a single reactor, allowing for greater operational flexibility.  <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><br><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Integrated Systems:<\/strong> combine physical, chemical and biological processes to ensure greater efficiency and operational stability.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a304965 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a304965\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64e7b90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64e7b90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-478cf79 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